Prevalencia pacientes pediátricos de 6 a 11 años con respiración bucal escuela Alberto Perdomo Franco A2020.

Abstract

Introduction: The respiratory system is very fundamental because it allows the survival of living beings, allowing the entry and exit of air between the body and the outside. Nasal breathing is important for the bone development of the craniofacial complex since it plays an important role in the development and position of the maxilla, the mandible, the tongue, and the respiratory space. Oral breathing is the cause of loss of air supply through the nasal cavities or nasal ventilation deficit, creating an alternate non-physiological route to balance the losses caused by nasal obstructions. Objetive: The objective of this study is to be able to determine if children of the Alberto Perdomo Franco School of certain ages are oral breathers through secondary symptoms that parents and teachers observe manifestations during the day and in sleep. Materials and methods: This research project is an analytical and descriptive study. 175 students from 6 to 11 years old who were enrolled in the Alberto Perdomo Franco School by 2020 were included, they were evaluated through a virtual survey that was carried out on parents, in which variables such as the patient's age, symptoms that they present during the day, symptoms that they present during sleep, if they present problems in academic performance, or if they present language problems. The data was developed in Microsoft Excel 2016. Results: The prevalence of students who presented mouth breathing syndrome during the day is around 22 children (13%) of both sexes out of 175 observed. Among the symptoms that appear in the majority of children during the night were: habitual snoring while sleeping with 21%, uneasy sleep with 20%, and mouth breathing while sleeping with 16%. Problems of poor academic performance were significantly related to students with this deficit. Discussion: According to studies, snoring may be the most visible cause and it is found in 38% of students and the most frequent reasons that lead a child to suffer from the syndrome are obstruction of the upper airways.